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chieftain

noun as in chief

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Porter’s national prominence grew when, during congressional hearings, she grilled Trump administration officials and corporate chieftains using her whiteboard to make esoteric policy understandable.

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During the reign of King James I, nearly all agricultural land in Ulster was confiscated from native Irish chieftains and delivered to new owners, required to be English-speaking Protestants loyal to the crown.

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The Israeli military did not specify whether the Hezbollah chieftain, who last week had harshly denounced the recent Israeli attacks and vowed revenge, was a target.

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“But I sold their chieftain’s son a wedding ring,” he said.

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Later in the war, Billy was with Washington when he met with six Delaware Indian chieftains, trying to win their alliance against the British.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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